Several celebrities, including one of America’s most admired supermodels, have taken to social media to blast New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, over his attempts to regulate ride-hailing company Uber and other taxi services.

The de Blasio administration proposed legislation that would cap additional licenses for Uber drivers and other taxis, according to CNN Money. “Uber is a multibillion dollar corporation, and they’re acting like one,” de Blasio said. “They’re looking out for their corporate bottom line.” The outlet also pointed out that de Blasio reportedly received hundreds of thousands of dollars from New York’s taxi medallion industry during his 2013 mayoral campaign.

Uber has responded by flooding the Big Apple’s media market with ads featuring people who purport to be Uber drivers – all minorities – contending they would be disenfranchised if the proposed regulations become law. “Millionaire medallion owners don’t need help. People like us do,” said a man identified as an Uber driver in an ad. The ad is currently being run in the New York area.

The de Blasio administration has agreed to back off on its proposal “for now.” The New York Times gives further details.

The agreement brings a temporary end to a fractious struggle that had consumed City Hall for several days, and inundated parts of the city with mailers, phone calls, advertisements and even celebrity endorsements.

Under the agreement, according to three people familiar with the agreement, the city will conduct a four-month study on the effect of Uber and other for-hire vehicle operators on the city’s traffic and environment.

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